{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031/article-85",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031/article-85.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/2031",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031",
  "path": "article/85",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "85",
  "heading": "Substantive requirements for a UK plant passport ...",
  "text": "A UK plant passport may only be issued for the movement of a plant, plant product or other object within Great Britain if the plant, plant product or other object fulfils the following requirements:\n(a)it is free from GB quarantine pests and provisional GB quarantine pests;\n(b)it complies with the provisions of Article 37(1) concerning the presence of GB regulated non-quarantine pests on plants for planting and the provisions of Article 37(4A) concerning the measures to be taken;\n(c)it complies with the requirements ... referred to in Article 41(1B);\n(d)where applicable, it complies with any requirements specified in regulations made under Article 28(1) or 30(1);\n(e)where applicable, it complies with any measures adopted by the competent authority for the eradication of GB quarantine pests pursuant to Article 17(1) or the eradication of provisional GB quarantine pests pursuant to regulations made under Article 30(1).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 85 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(b)(i) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 85 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(b)(ii) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 85(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(c) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Art. 85(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(d)(i) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Art. 85(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(d)(ii) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 85(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(e)(i) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in Art. 85(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(e)(ii) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 85(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(f) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in Art. 85(e) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(g)(i) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Word in Art. 85(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(g)(ii) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Word in Art. 85(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(g)(iii) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Art. 85(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(g)(iv) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Word in Art. 85 heading inserted (31.12.2020) by The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(a)(i) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in Art. 85 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1482), regs. 1(2)(b), 31(19)(a)(ii) (with regs. 53, 55)"
    }
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}